IN THE NEWS 1989

• A 7.1 earthquake in the SF Oakland area kills 67 people and delays the World Series.
• The Menendez brothers kill their parents.
• Exxon Valdez spills a million gallons of oil off Alaska.
• Time and Warner merge.
• The first GPS satellite is launched.
• Ted Bundy is executed.
• Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is the first person prosecuted for releasing a computer virus.

MORE TRIVIA FROM 1989.

ENTERTAINMENT IN 1989

• Rain Man wins Best Picture Oscar.
• Dustin Hoffman wins Best Actor Oscar.
• Jody Foster wins Best Actress Oscar.
• Let the River Run wins Best Song Oscar.
• Record of the Year is Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin.
• Album of the Year is Faith by George Michael.
• Rebecca Schaeffer is murdered.
• Woodstock ’89 takes place.

SPORTS IN 1989

• The San Francisco 49ers defeat The Cincinnati Bengals in Superbowl XXIII.
• The Oakland Athletics win The World Series.
• The Detroit Pistons win the NBA Championship.
• The Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup.
• Pete Rose is banned from baseball.
• Nick Faldo wins The Masters.
• Rusty Wallace is NASCAR champion.
• Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Indy 500.